By Lisa Zimmerman, Manager of Equity Programs At a training program last summer, I was part of a cohort of professionals from various sectors, looking to better understand diversity and inclusion principles. At the end of the third day, we were asked to divide up and...

As more and more Canadians choose to engage in conversations about reconciliation and advocate for Indigenous inclusion, the demand for our services continues to grow. As such, the Indigenous Reconciliation Group is pleased to welcome Lisa Zimmerman to the company as...

The IRG was the platinum sponsor of the 2018 conference of the First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA). This partnership is important to us, for three reasons. This is the largest Indigenous health event in Canada, led by an Indigenous organization. ...

With acknowledgement to Tanya Talaga. The Indigenous Reconciliation Group was honoured to support Anishnabe author Tanya Talaga who was selected for the 2018 Massey Lectures. The CBC Massey Lectures is a partnership between CBC, House of Anasi Press and Massey...

Recently in Canada and Scotland, there has been renewed debates about the presence of statues and plaques commemorating figures of history. The statue of Cornwallis in Halifax, Macdonald in Victoria, Duncan Campbell Scott’s memorial plaque in Ottawa, and the...

As January comes to an end we find ourselves in the midst of strange days. The world has marked the anniversary of Trumpism alongside the events of the #MeToo movement. While the politics of division aren’t as pronounced in Canada as they are in the States, make no...

@RosieBarton@TanyaTalaga Name last time that Clerk of Privy Council , highest civil servant with mandate to protect apoliticial foundation of the federal government, so blantantly and shamelessly took a political stance? Lined up with a political party to take down a sitting MP?

@CBCAlerts@CBCAlerts I’m sure you did not INTEND to undermine the truth and lived experience of Canadians, when you wrote “black Nova Scotians say they were”....you meant to write “black Nova Scotians were victims...”. Don’t whitewash and undermine the experience of victims.

Pop quiz. Person with power says “if I did something wrong then it’s her fault if she didn’t say no”. And you answer is “that’s a classic refusal to take responsibility by that person with power” You are CORRECT. #StandwithJody

dis·trac·tion - Real meaning: a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else. Canadian political doublespeak: a person usually female who prevents full attention being given to the supreme leader, because she is telling the truth. Truth will endure.

Canadians need to understand what racism looks like in Canada. It’s not a “misunderstanding” or a “mix-up”. It’s the deliberate erasure of BIPOC from public spaces - shushing then into silence & removing them when they don’t do as you wish. https://t.co/RZVxlqAo8k